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Four-legged and two-legged, hear the call, prepare the frisbee and the tennis ball …
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – Ladies and gentlemen, dams and sires, it looks like we are a “go” for completion of our dog park.
According to Lee County Communications Specialist Tim Engstrom, Lee County Parks &am…
Wheeler Road Dog Park closed on Fridays 6 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – The Wheeler Road Dog Park is closed on Friday’s from 6 a.m. – 1 p.m. for dogs to run freely or for individuals to congregate prior to 9 a.m.
The park is leased to Local Roots (the…
Appointment schedulers extraordinaire: The Hadfields make miracles for those who need COVID shots
March 28, 2021
BY SUSAN HANAFEE – What miracles can be performed with a collection of old but workable laptops, iPads and phones? At least 74 – the number of people tech entrepreneur Tom Hadfield and his wife, Ch…
Local family counts their blessings and raises money tandem style
March 28, 2021
BY MARCY SHORTUSE – On a bright sunny day, Mary Johnston can catch a glimmer of light. She is very matter of fact about the fact she is blind, as it is a process that has been taking place since sh…
Live Poets to present ‘Poetry in the Garden’ featuring Richard Blanco
March 28, 2021
SUBMITTED BY JOHANN FUST LIBRARY FOUNDATION – On April 1 at 4 p.m., the Live Poets of Boca Grande will present “Poetry in the Garden,” an online poetry reading.
This year “Poetry in the Garden” is…
Boca Beacon up for 16 awards in the Florida Better Weekly Newspaper competition
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – The nominations are in for the 2020 Florida Press Association “Better Weekly Newspaper” contest, and the Boca Beacon is sitting on 16 nominations in various categories.
The Beacon re…
Island firefighters find missing kayaker
March 28, 2021
STAFF REPORT – This past weekend Boca Grande firefighters came to the rescue of a woman in a kayak who was in distress in local waters.
On Sunday, March 21 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Boca Grand…
Getting back to normal: It’s not just COVID any more
March 28, 2021
BY DR THOMAS ERVIN, BOCA GRANDE HEALTH CLINIC – It was brought to my attention that March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, not to be confused with National Lung Cancer, Breast Cancer,…
‘Art After Dark’ at J.McLaughlin a very unusual idea, and a great success
March 27, 2021
BY T MICHELE WALKER – If you happened to be walking down Park Avenue in Boca Grande Thursday evening, March 18, you would have been magnetically drawn to the sounds of Otis Redding’s “Sitting at th…
Nine-county comparative report exposes troubling trends for water quality in Southwest Florida
March 27, 2021
SUBMITTED BY THE CALUSA WATERKEEPERS – Since 1993, March 22 has been known as World Water Day, and Calusa Waterkeeper is taking this opportunity to release a Report chronicling troubling trends in …